Credentials

  • Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from University of California, Berkeley
  • Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP #3115)
  • Diplomate in School Neuropsychology (ABSNP #10803)
  • Pupil Personnel Services Credential (PPSC)
  • Behavioral Intervention Case Manager (BICM)
  • TEAM Certified Level 2 by The Feeling Good Institute for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Certified Provider of Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (formerly Collaborative Problem Solving) for parent training and classroom intervention
  • PREPaRE Crisis Preparedness and Intervention Trainer
  • Response to Intervention (RTI) Specialist
  • 13 years Parent Educator/Advocate and School Psychologist with Oakland Unified
  • Former classroom teacher
  • Bilingual Spanish and English

Publications

ExplainingBrains.com houses Dr. Liz’s latest writing, workshops, and podcasts.  Check back often as this resource is updated regularly!

The Brain Building Book and Brain Building 101, Author: An interactive experience to help students understand their learning differences from a strengths-based and growth mindset perspective.  This book is currently part of every assessment for students in K-8th.

Capacitar: Building Mental Health Capacity in Rural Guatemala, Author: This article, detailing my work in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, was published by both the American Psychological Association and the National Association of School Psychologists.

The Focus Framework, Editor/Consultant: This practical, hands-on series of workbooks by Justin Wilcox supports new founders by teaching them how to truly understand their customers’ problems and experiences, so that they can build a solution that is both profitable and a direct response to customer needs.